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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. ±5ppm (-10°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 137-174 MHz 100 kHz - 1299.990 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (AM/FM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD 50~100 mW depending on operating voltage

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 3.7V Li-ion, 2×AA cells or 6V DC adaptor (3.5~7V DC max)
Current RX ? 0.3-0.7 A 300µA ~ 140mA
TX - 10 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 2003 and 2009 Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz) with Li-ion battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 219 channels in 1 bank(s) 1821 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Dual VFO
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-VR-000160